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Hours This Week

RBSC Reading Room Hours of Operation Winter Term I (Sept. – Dec., 2024) Monday-Friday 10:00 am-2:00 pm Closed on weekends and the following statutory holidays: Monday, Sept. 2; Monday, Sept. 30; Monday, Oct. 14; Monday, Nov. 11; Wednesday, Dec. 25; Thursday, Dec. 26 We recommend that you request materials in advance to make your visit more efficient and to ensure materials are available.
The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room has been temporarily relocated to Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142 due to upgrades.

source: https://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:RBSC_Hours

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The Wide World of Queer Travel

By cshriver on November 13, 2024

A new collection explores the world of LGBTQ+ travel and tourism.

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RBSC satellite reading room open

By cshriver on April 24, 2024

The RBSC / UA reading room is currently operating out of a satellite space. Read more about visiting the Satellite Reading Room.

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Lowry Manuscripts (Re)Launch

By cshriver on January 3, 2024

Guest blogger Malcolm Fish talks about his work restructuring and updating the inventory for the newly relaunched Malcolm Lowry Manuscripts Collection.

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Season’s greetings from RBSC!

By cshriver on December 21, 2023

The RBSC reading room will be closed from Monday, December 25, to Monday, January 1, inclusive. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

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Reading Room Closed

By cshriver on January 3, 2023

The RBSC/UA reading room will be temporarily closed through January 31, 2023 for upgrades.

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Season’s greetings from RBSC!

By cshriver on December 21, 2022

Happy Holidays! Read about Rare Books and Special Collections’ winter break closures.

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Reading Room Closed

By cshriver on July 29, 2022

The RBSC/UA reading room will be temporarily closed through January 31, 2023 for upgrades.

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Relocation and Upcoming Closure

By cshriver on July 29, 2022

The RBSC/UA reading room will be operating out of a satellite space starting on May 9, 2022, and will be temporarily closed from August 1 to November 30, 2022 for upgrades.

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I Know We’ll Meet Again

By cshriver on June 20, 2022

Explore an online exhibition of letters written by Japanese Canadian teenagers after their forced dispersal from the coastal regions of British Columbia in 1942.

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Mapping Asian Canadian Archives

By cshriver on March 22, 2022

A StoryMap version of our Asian Canadian History and Archives Research Guide is now available.

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